1. The Concept of Failed States
During the time of European expansion, many interventions by the powerful states emerged because of the failure of Pacific government. ... The existence of a state, or statehood, is recognized by international customary law only when that state has a political entity with stable populations, a defined territory, government and ability to create diplomatic relations with other states (Di John 2010). Statehood can also be defined as a human community that can manage to legitimately use its physical force within a given territory (Coase 1960; North 1990), while Olson (2000) argues that the concep...
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